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Duncan To Help States Avoid "Double-Testing" Students

By KATHLEEN MEGAN, kmegan@courant.com — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:54:12 GMT

Connecticut To Seek Permission Not To Double-Test

In the midst of a transition from the Connecticut Mastery Test to a new computerized test called Smarter Balanced, the state is taking steps to avoid "double-testing" students next year.

Malloy Announces $4 Million Construction Grant for St. Joe's Center For Autism

By KATHLEEN MEGAN, kmegan@courant.com — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:51:13 GMT

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced a $4 million grant Tuesday for construction of a new $10 million center at the University of St. Joseph that will provide services for children on the autism spectrum and their families.

Sources: Hartford Board Unlikely To OK Extension For Kishimoto

By VANESSA DE LA TORRE, vdelatorre@courant.com — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT

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Will Superintendent Christina Kishimoto get the contract extension she wants?

Troubled New Britain Magnet School Gets $10 Million Addition

By DON STACOM, dstacom@courant.com — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:04:00 GMT

Governor Tells DiLoreto Students The 'Real Work' Is Still Ahead Follow Your Town News On The Courant's New Britain Facebook Page

Addressing a crowd of children, teachers and city officials in the gleaming new gymnasium, state Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor said the $10 million expansion of the DiLoreto Magnet School doesn't mean that work can stop.

For Hartford Teen, A Personal Project On Leadership

By VANESSA DE LA TORRE, vdelatorre@courant.com — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:42:00 GMT

14-Year-Old Photographs Governor, Mayor And Others

Tre'Jon Hamm reached for the grand doors of the state Capitol when his cellphone buzzed.

Hartford Superintendent Requests Contract Extension Through 2016

By VANESSA DE LA TORRE, vdelatorre@courant.com — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:45:00 GMT

City School Board To Discuss Contract Tuesday Follow Your Town News On The Courant's Hartford Facebook Page

Superintendent Christina Kishimoto is asking the city board of education to extend her contract through June 2016.

Four Greater Hartford High Schools Hold Commencement

By NICOLE PEREZ, nmperez@courant.com — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:15:00 GMT

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When Maman Cooper arrived in Hartford from the Ivory Coast on May 22, 2004, and sat down at her desk in middle school, she was not just lost in a new language — she had never been in a school before.

Inside Sandy Hook School: Six Months Later

BY MATTHEW STURDEVANT, msturdevant@courant.com — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:39:00 GMT

A Special Report Coming Sunday

It's been a half year since the tragedy. In those six months, as the world's attention has shifted elsewhere, life inside the substitute Sandy Hook school in Monroe has been a close interplay of students and teachers learning a new normal.

Adult Education Program Pairs GED, Job Training

By MARA LEE maralee@courant.com — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:27:33 GMT

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NEW LONDON — When you don't have a job, how do you afford day care while you're getting training to make you more marketable? When you don't have a high school degree, how can you afford to take the time to study for a GED and get job training, too?

Hartford Public Law And Government Academy Graduates 90

By CHLOE MILLER, cmmiller@courant.com — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:12:00 GMT

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— "Rain or shine, this is a day unlike any other," said Hartford Public Law and Government Academy Salutatorian Shaynian Gilling as she addressed the high school auditorium at Thursday evening's graduation ceremony.

Hartford's Culinary Arts Academy Graduates 44

By VANESSA DE LA TORRE, vdelatorre@courant.com — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:36:00 GMT

Thursday's Ceremony Held At Weaver High School Follow Your Town News On The Courant's Hartford Facebook Page

Two years ago, Moneque Beckford came from Jamaica to Weaver High School's Culinary Arts Academy as a sophomore, facing the culture shock of what she described as "the American lifestyle."

State Awards $9.8 Million To 23 Stem Cell Projects

Courant Staff Report — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:18:18 GMT

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The latest round of state funding for stem cell research — totaling $9.8 million — will go to 23 research projects, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office announced Thursday.

Graduates At Five Hartford High Schools Receive Diplomas

By VANESSA DE LA TORRE, vdelatorre@courant.com — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:30:00 GMT

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Jeremiah Roberts didn't take this moment for granted.

Achievement First Pledges To Do Better With Disabled Students

By KATHLEEN MEGAN, kmegan@courant.com — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:12:19 GMT

Civil Rights Complaint Said Too Often Students With Disabilities Suspended, Given Demerits

A new federal civil rights agreement aims to get better and more appropriate services for children with disabilities who have been continually suspended or excluded from class at Achievement First Hartford Academy Middle School for disciplinary reasons.

New Building Committee To Inspect Hartford Schools

By VANESSA DE LA TORRE, vdelatorre@courant.com — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:12:00 GMT

Action Comes After McDonough School Ceiling Collapse Follow Your Town News On The Courant's Hartford Facebook Page

A new building committee will inspect city schools this summer and recommend repairs that should be prioritized in light of a partial ceiling collapse last week at McDonough Expeditionary Learning School, school officials said Monday.

Alumni Protest American School for the Deaf Changes

By JULIE STAGIS, jstagis@courant.com — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:54:00 GMT

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About 30 American School for the Deaf alumni lined the sidewalk in front of the school on Monday morning, holding purple signs saying "Preserve ASD" and "ASD Not For Sale" and eliciting honks from passing cars.

Connecticut Water Co. Would Spend $21 Million On UConn Water Solution

By PETER MARTEKA, pmarteka@courant.com — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:12:00 GMT

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Connecticut Water Co.'s $21 million proposal to bring 2 million gallons of water a day to the University of Connecticut's Storrs campus would not use local funding to build the network of pipelines.

Last Minute Deals Led To Death Of Early Childhood Bill

By KATHLEEN MEGAN, kmegan@courant.co — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:39:00 GMT

Future Of Early Childhood Proposal Uncertain, But Funding Is In The Budget

HARTFORD – The General Assembly this week approved $360 million for a new Office of Early Childhood -- but failed to actually approve creation of the new state agency.

At Hartford's West Middle School, Keeping Ties To Karen Culture

By VANESSA DE LA TORRE, vdelatorre@courant.com — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:09:00 GMT

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The four Karen children swayed softly, crossed their arms and passed around the microphone as they performed "Mother's Tears" on the West Middle Elementary School stage Thursday.

Northwest Catholic High Graduates 169

By CHLOE MILLER — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:51:00 GMT

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Late evening sunlight filtered through the floor-to-ceiling stained-glass windows of the Cathedral of St. Joseph Wednesday evening as friends and family of Northwest Catholic High School’s class of 2013 filled every row of pews.

State Releases Report On Suspensions, Expulsions For All Public School Students

By KATHLEEN MEGAN, kmegan@courant.com — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:18:00 GMT

Huge racial disparities; rates high for charter schools, technical high schools, troubled school districts

State education officials issued a report Wednesday that showed huge racial disparities in the rates of school suspension and expulsion, as well as higher rates at charter schools, technical high schools, and in troubled districts in the midst of education reform.

Malloy Will Sign $2 Billion UConn Expansion

By DANIELA ALTIMARI, dnaltimari@courant.com — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:36:00 GMT

Legislation Adds Students, Dorms, Professors

In the early morning Wednesday, the House of Representatives approved a bill that delivers $2 billion to the University of Connecticut over the next decade.

Hartford Community Schools Initiative To Receive National Award

By VANESSA DE LA TORRE, vdelatorre@courant.com — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:27:00 GMT

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Clark School has a food pantry on Wednesdays, a health clinician two days a week, financial literacy classes for parents and a nutrition and sports initiative.

Lawmakers Commit $355 Million In New Money For Education Over Next Two Years

By KATHLEEN MEGAN, kmegan@courant.com — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:51:14 GMT

Connecticut's education reform effort seemed in peril earlier this spring, but in the past week the General Assembly restored funding that had been threatened, committing $355 million in new money for education over the next two years.

East Hampton Voters OK High School Renovation Project

By ERIK HESSELBERG, Special to The Courant — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:54:12 GMT

Supporters cheered Tuesday night when they learned that a long-awaited project to renovate the aging East Hampton High School had won the approval of voters at a referendum.